1984 graduated from Chinese Department of Nanjing Normal University.
1984 rpm 1989 Nanjing Gulou industrial corporation.
1990 65438+ On February 26th, Zhang rented a 200-square-meter facade room in Ninghai Road, Nanjing with his own funds of 65438+10,000 yuan, and named it Suning Home, specializing in air conditioning.
In February, 2000, the "Suning Education Fund" was established with an investment of 500,000 yuan.
On July 2, 2004, KLOC-0, Suning Appliance Chain Group Co., Ltd. officially issued 25 million shares on the SME board of Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
On the afternoon of June 5, 2020, the Yangtze River Delta Entrepreneur Alliance held its inaugural meeting in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, with Zhang, chairman of Suning Holding Group, as the joint senior manager.
On 2021July 12, Zhang resigned as chairman of the board; The 16th meeting of the 7th Board of Directors of Group Co., Ltd. deliberated and adopted the Proposal on Appointment of Honorary Chairman, and agreed to appoint Mr. Zhang as the honorary chairman of the Company.
Entering the market has a good start.
1990 Suning Appliance, like a catfish, "stirred up" the state-owned household appliance industry in Nanjing that was firmly held together at that time.
In fact, all the money in Zhang's pocket is only 654.38+10,000 yuan. "What should I do?" This problem has been bothering him for many days. At that time, the most profitable thing was home appliances. After the reform and opening up, the rich Nanjing people also learned to live. Color TV, refrigerator, washing machine, etc. Into ordinary families.
However, Zhang did not join in the fun, but chose something that was not popular at that time: air conditioning. 1990 65438+On February 26th, in the cold winter, in the cold air-conditioning industry, a small company with a facade of only 200 square meters and more than 0/0 employees opened in Ninghai Road, Nanjing. At this time, no one can imagine that this small company specializing in air conditioning will develop into today's huge Suning Appliance Group except the ambitious Zhang.
Not afraid of evil, Zhang made his first ingenious move-for the first time in the industry, he established an integrated service system of "distribution, installation and maintenance" for marketers, and set up a professional installation team of 300 people to install air conditioners for customers free of charge in time, which played a key role in digging the first bucket of gold for Suning.
1992, Nanjing air-conditioning market "stove" started. Because Suning has formed a strong product and service, it became the largest seller of Chunlan air conditioner in China that year. This year, the name "Suning" became an instant hit in Nanjing air-conditioning market. Within three years, Suning achieved annual sales of 300 million yuan with single product and single brand.
Looking back on this past, Zhang told reporters with emotion: "As long as you are fully prepared, the opportunity will never fail you."